B Stiff (EP)

B Stiff EP
B Stiff EP
EP by Devo
Released	1978
Recorded	February 1977–October 1977
Genre	Art punk; new wave; punk rock;
Length	17:31
Label	Stiff
Producer	Devo, Brian Eno
Devo chronology
Singles from Be Stiff EP
	"Mongoloid"; Released: March 12, 1977; "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"; Released: September 1977; "Be Stiff"; Released: 1978;

B Stiff is the first EP by American new wave band Devo, released in 1978 by Stiff Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Background

B Stiff is a compilation of three 7-inch singles released by Stiff in the UK, the first two of which had initially been released independently by the band.^[2]^[3] The EP collects the only three Devo singles released by Stiff.^[4] The cover was created by graphic designer Barney Bubbles and photographer Brian Griffin.^[5]

Availability

Although the B Stiff EP has never had a proper CD release, five of its six tracks have been re-released on various compilation albums in the digital format:

"Jocko Homo" – Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – Greatest Misses, Hardcore Devo: Volume One
"Be Stiff" – Greatest Misses, Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology
"Mongoloid" – Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (A slightly different mix appeared on Hardcore Devo: Volume One.)
"Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)" – Recombo DNA (The extra few seconds of drum noise and shouting before the song starts have been removed from this version.)

A re-recording of "Social Fools" produced by Brian Eno appeared as the B-side of the "Come Back Jonee" single in 1978. It was later reissued as a bonus track on the Virgin CD release of Q: Are We Not Men A: We Are Devo!/Dev-O Live EP in 1993 and was subsequently reissued again on Social Fools (The Virgin Singles 1978-1982) in 2015 and Turn Around: B-Sides & More (1978-1984) in 2019.

Track listing

Side one

"Jocko Homo" (Mark Mothersbaugh) – 3:21
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:53
"Be Stiff" (Gerald V. Casale, Bob Lewis) – 2:35

Side two

"Mongoloid" (G.V. Casale) – 3:30
"Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)" (M. Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, G.V. Casale, Gary Jackett) – 2:20
"Social Fools" (G.V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh) – 2:52

Personnel

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Bob Casale – rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, occasional backing vocals
Gerald Casale – bass guitar, additional keyboards, lead vocals
Bob Mothersbaugh – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jim Mothersbaugh – electronic drums
Mark Mothersbaugh – keyboards, occasional guitar, lead vocals
Alan Myers – drums

Technical

Devo – producers
Brian Eno – producer ("Be Stiff")

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Isler, Scott (1983). Ira A. Robbins (ed.). The Trouser Press Guide to New Wave Records. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 79. ISBN 978-0684179445.
^ Isler, Scott; Robbins, Ira; Neugebauer, Delvin. "Devo - Trouser Press". Trouser Press. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ Thompson, Dave. "Be Stiff [EP] - Devo". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ "BRIAN GRIFFIN - Devo / Devo - B Stiff". Brian Griffin. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

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[1] Allmusic review

[2] Isler, Scott (1983). Ira A. Robbins (ed.). The Trouser Press Guide to New Wave Records. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 79. ISBN 978-0684179445.

[3] Isler, Scott; Robbins, Ira; Neugebauer, Delvin. "Devo - Trouser Press". Trouser Press. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[4] Thompson, Dave. "Be Stiff [EP] - Devo". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[5] "BRIAN GRIFFIN - Devo / Devo - B Stiff". Brian Griffin. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

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